Unbelievable Colonial Penn Life Insurance Review That Will Shock You

Disclaimer: We are not affiliated with Colonial Penn funeral insurance. This is merely our review of their insurance program along with our opinions. If you here hoping to get a hold of them, contact them directly at 1-877–877-8052 or at colonialpenn.com

Alex Trebek endorses them (he’s paid to do it), so they must be good right?

Not so fast.

Here’s the undeniable truth…

The overwhelming majority of seniors looking for life insurance to cover funeral and burial expenses (or anything else) can get a MUCH better deal from multiple companies other than Colonial Penn. 😮

There two main reasons we make that claim:

Colonial Penn will almost certainly give you a 2 year waiting period before your policy pays out a death benefit. You would likely not have this waiting period if we helped you.

There’s a really high chance Colonial Penn will force you to pay much higher premiums (could be as much as 300% more) compared to what you could be paying with many other companies.

Crazy right?

It’s the truth, and we will explain in detail exactly how those claims are true along with hard evidence to back up our claims .

These are just some of the topics we will cover in this Colonial Penn life insurance review.

We’ll also show you all their prices, explain how each of their policies work, and give you some time tested tips to help you find the best life policy to cover final expenses.

Stick around because there are no other Colonial Penn reviews in the world that gives you this kind of detailed information.

There Are 3 Kinds Of Colonial Penn Life Insurance For Seniors

Colonial Penn primarily markets their guaranteed acceptance whole life insurance which is a policy that has no medical underwriting whatsoever. It always comes with a two year waiting period before it will pay out a death benefit.

In addition, they also have another whole life policy that has health questions where you can be denied due to pre existing conditions. Finally, they have a term life policy that increases in price every five years, and ultimately expires at age 90.

We explain in detail how each of these policies work, and show you how much they all cost.

What’s The Story With A Colonial Penn Rate Lock?

Let’s be honest; we’ve all seen Alex Trebek advertising for Colonial Penn. They’ve been running T.V. ads for decades now, and the one thing you always hear him promote is the”rate lock”

So what’s a rate lock exactly?

Colonial Penn’s rate lock refers to the fact that your monthly premium will always stay the same if you buy one of their whole life policies.

But here’s the thing

They advertise this as some unique and special benefit that only Colonial Penn can provide.

Wrong!

The fact of the matter is; every single whole life insurance policy with any life insurance company will always have a rate lock. It’s just the nature of whole life insurance.

No matter who you ever buy a whole life policy from, the monthly premium will always remain the same.

Sorry but their “rate lock” is nothing more than a gimmick to trick you into thinking you are getting something special. It’s sad, but this is quite common in the advertising industry.

A Unit Always Costs $9.95 For Everyone And The Most You Can Buy Is 8

Colonial Penn life insurance cost per unit is always $9.95 for everyone. No matter how old or young you are, male or female, a single unit is always $9.95.

Everyone can choose to buy between 1 and 8 units.

Again, what will change is the amount of coverage that a unit provides.

Let’s look at how much coverage a unit provides for a 50 year old male to illustrate how this strange insurance pricing method plays out.

According to their website (which the image above was taken from), a single unit would provide a 50 year old male with $1,786 in coverage.

Now let’s take a look at how much coverage a unit provides to a 51 year old male.

As you can see, a 51 year old male will get exactly $54 in less coverage for each unit of insurance compared to a 50 year old male. As the age increases, the coverage for each unit will continually decrease.

On the furthest end of the spectrum, an 85 year old male would only get $418 of coverage from each unit. 😭

Here’s How Much You Will Pay & How Much Coverage You Will Get With Colonial Penn Guaranteed Acceptance Coverage

Remember, you can buy 1-8 units, and each unit costs $9.95 for everyone.

To calculate how much you will pay and how much coverage you will get from Colonial Penn, use the two formulas below.

Your total monthly cost= [$9.95] x [Number of units you wish to buy]

Your total death benefit= [Coverage provided by a unit at your age & gender] x [Number of units]

We’ve taken the liberty of putting together a large table that shows you how much coverage you will get for 2, 4, 6, or 8 units, and what your monthly rate will be.

Click the button below if you would rather just jump to the section that shows how their guaranteed issue prices compare to other companies.

Female Colonial Penn Guaranteed Acceptance Rates

AGE

2 Units= $19.90

4 Units= $39.80

6 Units= $59.70

8 Units= $79.60

50

$4,166 in coverage

$8,332 in coverage

$12,498 in coverage

$16,664 in coverage

51

$4,136 in coverage

$8,272 in coverage

$12,408 in coverage

$16,544 in coverage

52

$4,044 in coverage

$8,088 in coverage

$12,132 in coverage

$16,176 in coverage

53

$3,946 in coverage

$7,892 in coverage

$11,838 in coverage

$15,784 in coverage

54

$3,858 in coverage

$7,716 in coverage

$11,574 in coverage

$15,432 in coverage

55

$3,768 in coverage

$7,536 in coverage

$11,304 in coverage

$15,072 in coverage

56

$3,676 in coverage

$7,352 in coverage

$11,028 in coverage

$14,704 in coverage

57

$3,572 in coverage

$7,144 in coverage

$10,716 in coverage

$14,288 in coverage

58

$3,464 in coverage

$6,928 in coverage

$10,392 in coverage

$13,856 in coverage

59

$3,352 in coverage

$6,704 in coverage

$10,056 in coverage

$13,408 in coverage

60

$3,242 in coverage

$6,484 in coverage

$9,726 in coverage

$12,968 in coverage

61

$3,124 in coverage

$6,248 in coverage

$9,372 in coverage

$12,496 in coverage

62

$3,012 in coverage

$6,024 in coverage

$9,036 in coverage

$12,048 in coverage

63

$2,904 in coverage

$5,808 in coverage

$8,712 in coverage

$11,616 in coverage

64

$2,784 in coverage

$5,568 in coverage

$8,352 in coverage

$11,136 in coverage

65

$2,666 in coverage

$5,332 in coverage

$7,998 in coverage

$10,664 in coverage

66

$2,546 in coverage

$5,092 in coverage

$7,638 in coverage

$10,184 in coverage

67

$2,428 in coverage

$4,856 in coverage

$7,284 in coverage

$9,712 in coverage

68

$2,314 in coverage

$4,628 in coverage

$6,942 in coverage

$9,256 in coverage

69

$2,198 in coverage

$4,396 in coverage

$6,594 in coverage

$8,792 in coverage

70

$2,086 in coverage

$4,172 in coverage

$6,258 in coverage

$8,344 in coverage

71

$1,974 in coverage

$3,948 in coverage

$5,922 in coverage

$7,896 in coverage

72

$1,864 in coverage

$3,728 in coverage

$5,592 in coverage

$7,456 in coverage

73

$1,760 in coverage

$3,520 in coverage

$5,280 in coverage

$7,040 in coverage

74

$1,668 in coverage

$3,336 in coverage

$5,004 in coverage

$6,672 in coverage

75

$1,584 in coverage

$3,168 in coverage

$4,752 in coverage

$6,336 in coverage

76

$1,506 in coverage

$3,012 in coverage

$4,518 in coverage

$6,024 in coverage

77

$1,434 in coverage

$2,868 in coverage

$4,302 in coverage

$5,736 in coverage

78

$1,366 in coverage

$2,732 in coverage

$4,098 in coverage

$5,464 in coverage

79

$1,304 in coverage

$2,608 in coverage

$3,912 in coverage

$5,216 in coverage

80

$1,240 in coverage

$2,480 in coverage

$3,720 in coverage

$4,960 in coverage

81

$1,178 in coverage

$2,356 in coverage

$3,534 in coverage

$4,712 in coverage

82

$1,120 in coverage

$2,240 in coverage

$3,360 in coverage

$4,480 in coverage

83

$1,062 in coverage

$2,124 in coverage

$3,186 in coverage

$4,248 in coverage

84

$1,006 in coverage

$2,012 in coverage

$3,018 in coverage

$4,024 in coverage

85

$954 in coverage

$1,908 in coverage

$2,862 in coverage

$3,816 in coverage

Male Colonial Penn Guaranteed Acceptance Rates

AGE

2 Units= $19.90

4 Units= $39.80

6 Units= $59.70

8 Units= $79.60

50

$3,572 in coverage

$7,144 in coverage

$10,716 in coverage

$14,288 in coverage

51

$3,464 in coverage

$6,928 in coverage

$10,392 in coverage

$13,856 in coverage

52

$3,352 in coverage

$6,704 in coverage

$10,056 in coverage

$13,408 in coverage

53

$3,242 in coverage

$6,484 in coverage

$9,726 in coverage

$12,968 in coverage

54

$3,124 in coverage

$6,248 in coverage

$9,372 in coverage

$12,496 in coverage

55

$3,012 in coverage

$6,024 in coverage

$9,036 in coverage

$12,048 in coverage

56

$2,904 in coverage

$5,808 in coverage

$8,712 in coverage

$11,616 in coverage

57

$2,784 in coverage

$5,568 in coverage

$8,352 in coverage

$11,136 in coverage

58

$2,666 in coverage

$5,332 in coverage

$7,998 in coverage

$10,664 in coverage

59

$2,546 in coverage

$5,092 in coverage

$7,638 in coverage

$10,184 in coverage

60

$2,428 in coverage

$4,856 in coverage

$7,284 in coverage

$9,712 in coverage

61

$2,314 in coverage

$4,628 in coverage

$6,942 in coverage

$9,256 in coverage

62

$2,198 in coverage

$4,396 in coverage

$6,594 in coverage

$8,792 in coverage

63

$2,086 in coverage

$4,172 in coverage

$6,258 in coverage

$8,344 in coverage

64

$1,974 in coverage

$3,948 in coverage

$5,922 in coverage

$7,896 in coverage

65

$1,864 in coverage

$3,728 in coverage

$5,592 in coverage

$7,456 in coverage

66

$1,760 in coverage

$3,520 in coverage

$5,280 in coverage

$7,040 in coverage

67

$1,668 in coverage

$3,336 in coverage

$5,004 in coverage

$6,672 in coverage

68

$1,584 in coverage

$3,168 in coverage

$4,752 in coverage

$6,336 in coverage

69

$1,506 in coverage

$3,012 in coverage

$4,518 in coverage

$6,024 in coverage

70

$1,434 in coverage

$2,868 in coverage

$4,302 in coverage

$5,736 in coverage

71

$1,366 in coverage

$2,732 in coverage

$4,098 in coverage

$5,464 in coverage

72

$1,304 in coverage

$2,608 in coverage

$3,912 in coverage

$5,216 in coverage

73

$1,240 in coverage

$2,480 in coverage

$3,720 in coverage

$4,960 in coverage

74

$1,178 in coverage

$2,356 in coverage

$3,534 in coverage

$4,712 in coverage

75

$1,120 in coverage

$2,240 in coverage

$3,360 in coverage

$4,480 in coverage

76

$1,062 in coverage

$2,124 in coverage

$3,186 in coverage

$4,248 in coverage

77

$1,006 in coverage

$2,012 in coverage

$3,018 in coverage

$4,024 in coverage

78

$954 in coverage

$1,908 in coverage

$2,862 in coverage

$3,816 in coverage

79

$900 in coverage

$1,800 in coverage

$2,700 in coverage

$3,600 in coverage

80

$852 in coverage

$1,704 in coverage

$2,556 in coverage

$3,408 in coverage

81

$848 in coverage

$1,696 in coverage

$2,544 in coverage

$3,392 in coverage

82

$846 in coverage

$1,692 in coverage

$2,538 in coverage

$3,384 in coverage

83

$842 in coverage

$1,684 in coverage

$2,526 in coverage

$3,368 in coverage

84

$840 in coverage

$1,680 in coverage

$2,520 in coverage

$3,360 in coverage

85

$836 in coverage

$1,672 in coverage

$2,508 in coverage

$3,344 in coverage

How Colonial Penn Guaranteed Acceptance Stacks Up Against The Competition

Below you will see a side by side comparison of Colonial Penn insurance rates for their Guaranteed Issue life coverage right next to Gerber Life and AIG.

This is super important

The vast majority of people should not be buying guaranteed acceptance coverage. Most folks can qualify for a policy that does ask health questions with some company. This results in substantially lower payments and no waiting periods.

However, if you truly need guaranteed acceptance coverage, you will see from these numbers that Colonial Penn charges quite a bit more than other companies.

Keep in mind

A no health question policy from Gerber Life or AIG is no different than Colonial Penn. The only difference is the price.

Since Colonial Penn final expense insurance has the strange unit pricing system, we can’t generate quotes with them for even numbers. However, you’ll see that we put in quotes for coverage that is extremely close to Colonial Penn.

Female

AGE

Colonial Penn

Gerber Life

AIG

50

$8,332= $39.80

$8,000= $22.70

$8,000= $29.06

51

$8,272= $39.80

$8,000= $23.72

$8,000= $29.74

52

$8,088= $39.80

$8,000= $24.82

$8,000= $30.52

53

$7,892= $39.80

$8,000= $26.00

$8,000= $31.02

54

$7,716= $39.80

$8,000= $27.32

$6,000= $24.19

55

$7,536= $39.80

$7,000= $25.36

$7,000= $28.50

56

$7,352= $39.80

$7,000= $26.65

$7,000= $29.14

57

$7,144= $39.80

$7,000= $28.06

$7,000= $29.87

58

$6,928= $39.80

$7,000= $29.54

$7,000= $30.53

59

$6,704= $39.80

$7,000= $31.14

$7,000= $31.27

60

$9,726= $59.70

$10,000= $46.48

$10,000= $45.14

61

$9,372= $59.70

$9,000= $43.49

$9,000= $42.07

62

$9,036= $59.70

$9,000= $45.14

$9,000= $43.48

63

$8,712= $59.70

$9,000= $46.70

$9,000= $45.12

64

$11,136= $79.60

$11,000= $58.90

$11,000= $56.96

65

$10,664= $79.60

$10,000= $55.46

$10,000= $54.51

66

$10,184= $79.60

$10,000= $57.57

$10,000= $57.18

67

$9,712= $79.60

$10,000= $60.04

$10,000= $60.21

68

$9,256= $79.60

$9,000= $56.52

$9,000= $56.98

69

$8,792= $79.60

$9,000= $59.16

$9,000= $59.93

70

$8,344= $79.60

$8,000= $55.18

$8,000= $56.73

71

$7,896= $79.60

$8,000= $58.12

$8,000= $60.13

72

$7,456= $79.60

$7,000= $53.66

$7,000= $56.24

73

$7,040= $79.60

$7,000= $56.55

$7,000= $59.47

74

$6,672= $79.60

$7,000= $59.82

$7,000= $63.14

75

$6,336= $79.60

$6,000= $54.54

$6,000= $58.29

76

$6,024= $79.60

$6,000= $60.76

$6,000= $62.36

77

$5,736= $79.60

$6,000= $67.80

$6,000= $66.99

78

$5,464= $79.60

$5,000= $62.98

$5,000= $59.67

79

$5,216= $79.60

$5,000= $69.58

$5,000= $63.65

80

$4,960= $79.60

$5,000= $76.54

$5,000= $68.56

Male

AGE

Colonial Penn

Gerber Life

AIG

50

$7,144= $39.80

$7,000= $27.16

$7,000= $36.95

51

$6,928= $39.80

$7,000= $27.93

$7,000= $37.51

52

$6,704= $39.80

$7,000= $28.89

$7,000= $38.14

53

$6,484= $39.80

$6,000= $25.94

$6,000= $33.47

54

$6,248= $39.80

$6,000= $26.99

$6,000= $34.02

55

$6,024= $39.80

$6,000= $28.03

$6,000= $34.70

56

$5,808= $39.80

$6,000= $29.02

$6,000= $35.41

57

$8,352= $59.70

$8,000= $39.86

$8,000= $47.62

58

$7,998= $59.70

$8,000= $41.69

$8,000= $48.57

59

$7,638= $59.70

$8,000= $43.60

$8,000= $49.63

60

$7,284= $59.70

$7,000= $39.93

$7,000= $44.82

61

$6,942= $59.70

$7,000= $41.34

$7,000= $46.02

62

$6,594= $59.70

$7,000= $42.82

$7,000= $47.38

63

$6,258= $59.70

$6,000= $38.15

$6,000= $41.96

64

$5,922= $59.70

$6,000= $39.69

$6,000= $43.17

65

$7,456= $79.60

$7,000= $48.08

$7,000= $51.76

66

$7,040= $79.60

$7,000= $49.81

$7,000= $53.59

67

$6,672= $79.60

$7,000= $52.25

$7,000= $55.66

68

$6,336= $79.60

$6,000= $47.56

$6,000= $50.45

69

$6,024= $79.60

$6,000= $50.42

$6,000= $53.24

70

$5,736= $79.60

$6,000= $53.11

$6,000= $56.69

71

$5,464= $79.60

$5,000= $47.21

$5,000= $50.58

72

$5,216= $79.60

$5,000= $50.42

$5,000= $54.00

73

$4,960= $79.60

$5,000= $54.08

$5,000= $56.62

74

$4,712= $79.60

$5,000= $58.21

$5,000= $59.58

75

$4,480= $79.60

$5,000= $62.79

$5,000= $63.25

Age State And Face Amount Limitations

Just like all other life insurance companies, Colonial Penn Insurance Company has various age, state , and face value restrictions on their policies.

States: All except New York

Ages: 50-85

Coverage Options: $418-$16,664

Why they heavily push this policy

The bottom line is this.

It’s a HUGE money maker for them!

They make a lot of money on this product for three big reasons.

It’s very expensive.

Aside from the extremely healthy, it’s the only Colonial Penn insurance most seniors are eligible for due to their health. These same people could almost certainly be paying substantially lesswith other companies (and avoiding a waiting period).

This is the only product they have for people who are 76-85. Even if you are super healthy but you are over 75, your only option is this guaranteed acceptance policy. 😬

In essence, they have a massive pool of customers that are greatly overpaying which means high profits for them. We suspect this is how they are able to afford Alex Trebek.

Policy# 2: Colonial Penn Whole Life Insurance With Health Questions

Now if you are determined to do business with Colonial Penn insurance company, this policy (out of the 3 they have) would be your best option by far.

Unfortunately, this policy is much more expensive relative to other burial insurance companies. Furthermore, the underwriting is fairly strict, so few will qualify for it.

This Is A Standard Whole Life Policy So It Won’t Change

Just like their guaranteed acceptance policy, this one is also whole life. Because of that, the policy will work in the following ways:

Fixed monthly rates

Policy will never expire at any age

Cash value accumulates over time that you may borrow against

Death benefits will never decrease

Coverage goes into full effect if you qualify

In order to qualify for this policy, Colonial Penn will employ two processes to determine if you are medically eligible for this coverage.

They are:

Formal health questions

Prescription history check

With this information, they will be able to come to a decision regarding your eligibility. Just so you know, you do not need to take a medical exam.

It’s important to note that an underwriter might request to speak with you over the phone to ask you some follow up questions.

Here Are The Health Issues They Will Not Accept But Our Companies Will

The truth is Penn life insurance is just like an illusion. Sure, it’s there, but then again it’s really not. When most people go to qualify for it, it becomes out of reach due to their strict underwriting.

Here’s the bottom line

The overwhelming majority of seniors looking for burial insurance coverage simply will not qualify for Colonial Penn whole life insurance. 😮

Their underwriting simply does not accept many very common health issues that many seniors deal with.

Sadly, most folks that do apply will see this message ↓

Below you can see all the health issues they will not accept for this policy.

Keep this in mind

Colonial Penn life insurance company will decline you for every single condition below. At the same time, we have companies that will gladly accept them. 😉

Our Companies Have Shorter Look Back Periods Too

Not only do they not accept a ton of conditions, but their look back periods for certain high-risk events is much longer. We have final expense companies that have signifigantly shorter look back periods compared to Colonial Penn.

See for yourself below:

Cancer: They look back 3 years.We have companies that only look back2 years.

Heart attacks: They look back 3 years.We have a few companies that only look back only 1 year, and a bunch that only look back 2 years.

Full blown strokes: They look back 3 years.We have a few companies that only look back only 1 year, and a bunch that only look back 2 years.

Heart or circulatory surgeries: They look back 3 years.We have a few companies that only look back only 1 year, and a bunch that only look back 2 years.

88% Of The Time Their Whole Life Prices Are Way Too Expensive

Below you can see all the prices for whole life Colonial Penn life insurance quotes for both males and females. In addition, we included the prices from a few of our companies to show you just how expensive they can be.

Want to know when they are actually a low-price leader?

As you will see for yourself, they are actually priced well for females age 50-57, and males age 50. However, outside of those groups, their prices are really bad relative to what other companies charge.

For anyone in those two small groups, Alex Trebek life insurance is actually a really good deal. Honestly, you should heavily consider it because the price is right.

If you do apply are not accepted for any reason, they will offer you their guaranteed acceptance policy.

Please do not take it! Call us instead. Out of the 20 funeral insurance companies we work with, we can likely find you one that will approve you. It never hurts to try.

Female

AGE

$10,000 With
Colonial Penn

$10,000 With
Mutual Of Omaha

$10,000 With
Foresters Financial

$10,000 With
Transamerica

50

$21.28

$24.67

$26.05

$25.30

51

$22.34

$25.45

$27.07

$25.90

52

$23.48

$25.88

$28.10

$26.40

53

$24.72

$26.62

$29.11

$27.00

54

$26.02

$27.47

$30.14

$28.00

55

$27.42

$28.40

$31.16

$29.10

56

$28.92

$29.27

$32.01

$30.00

57

$30.52

$30.06

$32.86

$30.80

58

$32.21

$30.83

$33.71

$31.60

59

$33.98

$31.70

$34.56

$32.50

60

$35.84

$32.87

$35.41

$33.60

61

$37.82

$34.51

$36.89

$35.30

62

$39.94

$36.06

$38.37

$37.00

63

$42.22

$37.72

$39.84

$38.30

64

$44.72

$39.36

$41.32

$39.90

65

$47.43

$41.01

$42.80

$41.60

66

$50.41

$43.44

$44.92

$44.00

67

$53.69

$45.86

$47.05

$46.50

68

$57.34

$48.29

$49.17

$49.00

69

$61.36

$50.81

$51.29

$51.40

70

$65.68

$53.24

$53.42

$53.90

71

$70.28

$56.63

$57.75

$57.40

72

$75.22

$60.12

$62.08

$60.90

73

$80.72

$63.93

$66.41

$65.70

74

$86.91

$67.78

$70.74

$69.20

75

$94.07

$72.41

$75.08

$72.80

Male

AGE

$10,000 With
Colonial Penn

$10,000 With
Mutual Of Omaha

$10,000 With
Foresters Financial

$10,000 With
Transamerica

50

$29.65

$29.16

$32.00

$30.70

51

$31.33

$30.30

$32.97

$31.40

52

$33.11

$31.12

$33.94

$32.10

53

$34.99

$32.20

$34.92

$32.70

54

$36.98

$33.61

$35.89

$34.20

55

$39.07

$35.09

$36.86

$35.90

56

$41.26

$36.45

$38.53

$37.40

57

$43.54

$37.91

$40.20

$38.80

58

$45.93

$39.27

$41.86

$40.20

59

$48.41

$40.82

$43.52

$41.80

60

$51.00

$42.76

$45.19

$43.70

61

$53.73

$45.38

$47.29

$46.40

62

$56.62

$47.90

$49.41

$49.00

63

$59.71

$50.52

$51.52

$51.20

64

$62.96

$53.14

$53.63

$53.80

65

$66.45

$55.76

$55.75

$56.50

66

$70.15

$59.35

$59.18

$60.10

67

$74.08

$62.93

$62.61

$63.70

68

$78.26

$66.53

$66.04

$67.30

69

$82.72

$70.11

$69.47

$71.00

70

$87.46

$73.70

$72.91

$74.60

71

$92.59

$78.36

$78.86

$79.30

72

$98.17

$82.92

$84.81

$84.00

73

$104.25

$88.01

$90.77

$90.40

74

$110.87

$93.16

$96.73

$95.20

75

$118.29

$99.53

$102.69

$100.00

80

The Formal Health Questions

Below are all the health questions they will ask you on the application. They will also check your medication history to see if you have had any treatments for these conditions.

Are you currently, or have you within the past year used a wheelchair, used oxygen, been confined to a hospital or nursing facility, received or receiving home health care, or been disabled due to an illness?

Have you been advised by a member of the medical profession to have surgery which has no yet been performed or testing that has not been completed, every had an organ transplant, or are you currently undergoing an evaluation or diagnostic testing for symptoms of an illness?

Have you been diagnosed by a member of the medical profession with or received treatment for aids (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) or infection with HIV (Human immunodeficiency Virus)?

In the past 3 years, have you had been diagnosed by a member of the medical profession with, received treatment for had treatment recommended for the following:

Age State And Face Amount Limitations

Just like all their other policies, Colonial Penn also has age, face amount, and state restrictions on their whole life insurance. You can see them all below.

States: All but ME, NY, and VT.

Ages: 40-75

Coverage Options: $10,000- $50,000

Policy# 3: Colonial Penn Term Life Insurance (The One That Expires)

Not too long ago, Penn Life insurance company added this last policy to their product offering. By far, it’s their worst one for two mains reasons.

It expires at age 90.

The premiums increase every five years, and becomes completely unaffordable in your 80’s (you’ll see below).

Here’s the bottom line

A term life policy that expires will always cost less than a permanent whole life one. Term life is cheaper because it expires. With whole life, the insurance company is guaranteed to pay out a death claim.

If you are trying to save money by taking out a term policy, and you are comfortable with rolling the dice hoping you will pass away before it expires go for it. It’s a free country.

However, most of the people we speak with want a policy that is guaranteed to always be there. The only kind of policy that does that is truly guaranteed to always be there for you is a whole life policy.

The Underwriting For Their Term Policy Is Very Strict Just Like Their Whole Life (Few Will Qualify)

Just like Colonial Penn whole life insurance, their term life also has very strict underwriting.

Bottom line?

Very few people will qualify for this product even if they were willing to accept the risk of taking out a policy that expires at age 90.

The health questions they ask on this policy are identical to the health questions they ask for their whole life policy. You can scroll up or click on the button below to see all the health issues that will get you declined for their term life or whole life policy.

Colonial Penn Term Life Insurance Rates

The premiums on this policy increase every five years. It’s honestly just like how AARP burial insurance works.

As you enter a new age bracket, your payment will adjust to the rate shown for the corresponding age bracket.

For example, if you were a 67 year old female and you bought $20,000 of their term coverage your monthly payment will be $52.21.

When you turn 71, you would enter the 71-75 bracket and your payment would now be $72.21. The price will continually increase as you enter each new age bracket until the policy completely expires at 90.

At that point, you would have no more life insurance coverage. At 90, there are no options. You could not get coverage from any company due you being 90.

Female

Age Bracket

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

51-55

$12.49

$23.48

$34.47

$45.46

$56.46

56-60

$15.49

$29.48

$43.47

$57.46

$71.46

61-65

$20.17

$38.83

$57.50

$76.16

$94.83

66-70

$26.86

$52.21

$77.57

$102.93

$128.29

71-75

$36.86

$72.21

$107.57

$142.93

$178.28

76-80

$52.86

$104.21

$155.57

$206.93

$258.28

81-85

$75.86

$150.21

$224.57

$298.92

$373.28

86-90

$106.94

$212.37

$317.81

$423.25

$528.69

Male

Age Bracket

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

51-55

$16.49

$31.48

$46.47

$61.46

$76.46

56-60

$21.16

$40.82

$60.47

$80.13

$99.79

61-65

$29.22

$56.95

$84.67

$112.40

$140.12

66-70

$39.51

$77.51

$115.52

$153.53

$191.53

71-75

$55.12

$108.75

$162.37

$215.99

$269.61

76-80

$79.12

$156.74

$234.37

$311.99

$389.61

81-85

$111.68

$221.86

$332.04

$442.22

$552.39

86-90

$161.36

$321.22

$481.08

$640.94

$800.80

A Better Way To Find The Best And Cheapest Burial Insurance

Let’s set aside the fact that Colonial Penn has terrible underwriting that results in a decline for most folks, and that their prices are very expensive for everyone but a few ages.

Leaving those two huge downfalls out, there is still one other massive handicap when you are dealing with Colonial Penn.

Here’s the biggest problem with Alex Trebek life insurance company.

Colonial Penn can only offer you Colonial Penn. They are a captive insurance company just like Lincoln Heritage. That means their agents cannot represent any other insurance company other than Colonial Penn.

When you speak with one of their agents, they do not have the freedom to shop around among other insurance companies to see if those companies are a better fit for you.

This is inherently the biggest issue with Penn life insurance.

Don’t worry because there’s a better way

If you truly want to find the best burial insurance that covers you as soon as possible and comes at the lowest price possible, you must consult with an independent final expense agency that represents lots of insurance companies.

An agency like this will evaluate your health, so they can identify which burial insurance companies are most accepting of your health issues. Then it’s just a matter of comparing each offer to isolate which one is best and cheapest for you.

Now you are probably thinking… Where can I find an agency like that? Ask and ye shall receive!

Choice Mutual is the agency you want to work with. We are independent, we only deal with burial insurance, and we presently work with over 20 different final expense insurance companies.

Our promise to everyone is that we will impartially shop and compare offers from all the companies we represent to find you the best plan possible.

Our Promise To You

As we said earlier, if you are a 50-57 year old female or a 50 year old male, Colonial Penn burial insurance is a good deal. We can come really close in price, but they do slightly edge us out for those ages. 😢

However, that’s assuming you can qualify which most people simply will not.

Having said that, outside of those two small groups, we can unequivocally find you a much better and less expensive plan than what Colonial Penn life insurance company can offer you.

This is crazy

Most of our clients do not want to deal with a waiting period. Because we work with so many funeral insurance companies, we are able to secure coverage that has no waiting period for over 90% of our clients.

Most people associate Penn life insurance with Alex Trebek. What many people don’t know is Ed McMahon use to be their paid spokesperson.

You can see for yourself with one of their old Ed McMahon commercials below.

Their Ratings Aren’t The Best & They have Lots Of Complaints

Currently, A.M. Best has granted Colonial Penn a rating of A- which is actually good. However, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch has dropped their rating to BBB+. Moore’s has their rating at Baa1.

The one rating organization where they shine bring is the Better Business Bureau. The currently have an A+ rating with them.

Over the years they have racked up quite a few Colonial Penn life insurance complaints. You now know everything there is about what Alex Trebek insurance has to offer.

With this information, you can avoid being one of those people who has to end up filing a complaint against them. 😎

Final Thoughts On The Best Colonial Penn Life Insurance Reviews

We hope you have found this article informative and helpful. We know this is easily one of the most comprehensive Colonial Penn life insurance reviews.

Our goal is always to take a fine tooth comb to a company when we conduct a review like this.We put forth this much effort into a review article like because we care about putting real actionable information in your hands to help you make the best decision possible for you and your family.

If you still have any lingering questions about life insurance Alex Trebek please let us know.

You can call us at 1-800-644-2926 or email us at info @ choicemutual.com

Once we get your request, we will update this article with the answer within 3 business days. You have our word on that. 😉

There’s actually 6 questions not 7 like we originally wrote. Take a look at #3 on that list. It has 3 separate questions within itself.

Thanks again for the keen eye!

Update on this (8/2/2017): They have changed their health questions since we originally posted this review. We updated the article to show all their new health questions. They now have 16 different health questions. When you view them on this page, the numbering stops at 4. Questions 5-16 don’t have numbers next to them; they have bullet points instead.

I am 70 years old and in great health except for minor COPD. I do not use oxygen. Heart, BP etc. good. My only meds are Dulera and Ventolin as needed. I am active, go to Y, walk, etc. I am 5’2″ and weigh 132. I want a policy with low premiums for$10K to supplement my teacher insurance. Also have concerns that insurance company might fold (Enron) Help!!